Philip Seymour Hoffman: 'He ennobled the 99%' – video appreciation

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Actor Philip Seymour Hoffman died on Sunday at his New York home aged 46. Here, Xan Brooks looks at what made the star of The Master, The Big Lebowski and Capote the greatest character actor of his generation and explains why Hoffman's ability to effortlessly portray an everyman helped us relate to him